OT - best man speech

chadders81

Thanks guys.

So I'm going to thank the bridesmaids (there aren't any which is a jumping off point for a hilarious joke), the parents and then say the bride looks stunning. Am I supposed to toast them or just thank them? I know to toast the bride and groom at the end.

I don't think there's anybody missing who I have to acknowledge.

Nervous now. Mainly worried about getting the sweats as that's how my nerves tend to manifest themselves.

gtvlusso

Do,

Be clearly spoken and outgoing - beware that 'in' jokes sometimes don't get a laugh!

Don't,

Go on for 1 hour and 20 minutes when people are loaded up with booze - I went to a friends wedding who's best man is a barrister - at 1 hour 15 mins of 'in' jokes I just had to walk out to use the loo, I was going to pee into a pint glass otherwise - another 15 people followed me as I broke out! It was like exodus......

ketsbaia

"Being asked to be a best man is very much like being asked to sleep with the Queen. You're very honoured, but you're not entirely sure you want to go through with it."

chadders81

Don't want to blow my own trumpet. But I absolutely smashed it.

Relaxed after I got some early laughs and actually enjoyed it towards the end.

Thanks for your advice.

EKE_38BPM

Chadders81 wrote:

Don't want to blow my own trumpet. But I absolutely smashed it.

Relaxed after I got some early laughs and actually enjoyed it towards the end.

Thanks for your advice.

Glad to hear it.

I was best man for my brother, who had the misfortune to marry an American and the wedding was in Florida. I took an instant dislike to the bride (within less than 30 seconds I realised she was a wrong-un) and my brother is now getting a divorce.
During my speech, I made a joke about my brother's time in the Territorial Army, and as the bride is a native of Florida with all of her family there, I said something about my brother defending the Canadian/Floridian border. All of the Brits chuckled politely at my poor joke but many/most/lots of the Yanks went crazy, with a whooping and a hollering and one idiot trying to start a chant of "U S A, U S A!"
How stupid does a Floridian have to be to not know that Florida doesn't share a border with Canada?

Never under-estimate the stupidity Americans.

Koncordski

Chadders81 wrote:

Don't want to blow my own trumpet. But I absolutely smashed it.

Relaxed after I got some early laughs and actually enjoyed it towards the end.

Thanks for your advice.

Well done mate, welcome to the club. 8)

walkingbootweather

Koncordski wrote:

Well done mate, welcome to the club. 8)

I think the groom said something very similar to his bride on Sunday morning